Method of treating shoe-counters.



s. A. EDDINS. METHOD OF TREATING SHOE COUNTERS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1908. RENEWED JUNE 26, 911- 1,007,078.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

' the counter of a low shoe,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SEXTUS A. EDDINS, OF CHARLOTTESVILLE,

VIRGINIA, ASSIGNQR T0 0. A. MILLER TREEIN G MACHINE COMPANY, OFPORTLAND, MAINE, A GQR-PORATION OF MAINE.

METHOD OF TREATING SHOE-COUNTERS.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

Application filed March 11, 1908, Serial No. 420,458. Renewed June 26,1911. Serial No. 635,492.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEXIUS A. EDDINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charlottesville,'in the county of Albemarle, State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methodsfor Treating Shoe-Counters and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

When a low shoe is first worn, it frequently happens that greatinconvenience is caused the wearer due to the rubbing up and down of theinner face of the counter of the shoe upon the heel of the foot, thisrubbing causing blisters; and in carrying out my present invent-ion,which is embodied in a means of treating shoe counters, I have in viewthe obviation of this rubbing of the heel of a low shoe.

The method ursued in accordance with the principle of my invention,involves the forming of projections on the inner face of theseprojections being preferablyin the form of corrugations which extendtransversely of the.

counter and are arranged one above another in a series. I have found, byactual experiment, that the formation, in the counter of a low shoe, ofsuch corrugations, will effectually prevent rubbing up and down of thecounter of the shoe against the heel of the foot of the wearer and havefurther found that while such corrugations effectually prevent suchrubbing. of the heel, they do not render the shoe uncomfortable to -wearin any manner whatsoever. In forming such corrugations, I preferablyprovide a last upon the toe of which is disposed a transverselycorrugated treating member which is convex in two directions to conformto the transverse and to the vertical curvature of the counter; and,having placed this last upon a suitable support, act upon the heel ofthe shoe with a roller which cooperates with the support to compress androll the leather of the heel or counter, thereby formin the corrugationsheretofore mentioned. ile I have de vised such a last attachment or morebroadly speaking, such a means for accomplishing the nesult stated, foruse in connection with may be. employed in any other connection and thatcompression may be applied other than by means of a roller if foundexpedient.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view'showing a last and myattachment in side elevation, a shoe counter engaged therewlth 1nsectlon and the roller also in sectlon for pressing the counter againstthe attachment. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the toe portionof a last showing the attachment in' place thereon. Fig. 8 is a detailvertical sectional view through the heel of a low shoe showing themanner in which the corrugations are formed, the section being taken ina direction from toe to heel, and, Fig. 4 is a similar view' but takenin a plane at right angles to the plane of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates the toe portion of the lastwhich supports the corrugating attachment, and 6 the roller whichcooperates with the last and attachment for compressing the leather ofthe counter. The attachment is illustrated as comprising a block 7having a slightly concaved under face 8 which adapts it to fit upon theface of the last, there being astud 8 formed upon the said concavedunder face of the attachment and fitted removably into a socket 9 formedin the last-5. The working face of the block 7 is convexed transverselyand longitudinally so as to conform to the transverse and verticalcurvature of the counter of the shoe to be treated and the said workingface is-formed with a plurality of transversely-extending corrugations10. As shown in the drawings, the corrugations abrupt shoulders whichare presented rearwardly, that is, in the direction of the heel of thelast, and the function of this construction-will presently be explained.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the shoe to be treated isplaced upon the last so that the block 7 is received in its counter orheel, and the last is then presented in operative relation to the roller6, the roller being then operated; or, if desired, the last and itssupport may be swung are so formed that they have 'tmkmn and". forwardlybeneath the face of the counter of the shoe, these corrugations heingillustrated in Fl s. 3 and a of the drawings as being forme'transversely of the counter of the shoe and in vertical series. Thecorrugations are indicated to the numeral 11; and by reason of the pecuiar formation of the corrugations upon the block 7 the corrugations 11are formed with ahrupt' shoulders which are presented in a downwarddirection so as to positivelyenmore than one of such series may beformed I For example, it may may gigs and prevent upward movement outthe h of the foot relatively to the heel ortion of, the shoe. While Ihave illustrate in the said Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the counterof a low shoe formed with three such series of corrugations, it will heunderstood that this is merely to illustrate the fact that ittound'necessary, ex edient, or desirable. a desirable to form only onesense of corrugations directly. at he hash of the counter, or it may hedesirahle to term a series of corrn ations on each side .ot' the middleof the has ot the countor, or it may be desired to form three suchseries, one at the middle of the hack and one series to each side otthemiddle series, it heinr understood of course that I am not to he limitedto the number of series to he termed nor-to their location. It will alsohe understood that I may roughen the inner tors, in presence of surfaceoi the counter or" a low shoe in an manner tound most expedient andthatthis 1-- is accomplished other than by torming.

corrugations inthe counter.

Having lolly described my invention,

4 and resistin spaced, paral e1 horiaontally-disposed areas I Witnesses:

- rooaore what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is 1. The herein described method of treating a shoewhich consists in applying ressure to a portion of the outer face 0 thecounter throughout the entire extent of said portion and resisting saidpressure at separated points of the corresponding inner face of saidcounter thereby to form projections on said inner face without alteringthe original formation of said outer face.

2. lhe herein described method or treating pressure to every point ofthe outer ace of the counter throughout the extent of the area to betreated and resisting said pressure throughout spaced, parallel,horizontallydisposed areas of the correspondin part of the inner taco toforce inwardly those portions of the stock of the counter against whichno resistance is applied, thereby to produce corrugations on the innerface of the counter extending transversely of the shoe without alterinthe original formation of the outer face 0' the counter. 3. lhe hereindescribed method of treating a finished shoe which consists in applyingpressure progressively to the outer race of the portion of the counterto be treated said pressure throughout of the corresponding portion 0the inner face to force inwardl those portions oi? the stock of thecounter geagainst which no resistance is applied th reb to producecorrugations on t e interior 0 the counter without altering the originalformationof the exterior of the shoe. f

In testimony whereof, I afix my signatwo witnesses. SEKTUS A. EDDINS.

B. 'WAnnnR Wane, Eons H. Baum.

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